The sun came out for
this morning’s Chilly Half and Frosty 5K in
Burlington, Ont., and the lack of wind made for some
excellent finishing times, despite a partial diversion
due to construction on the course. Falling six weeks
before the Boston Marathon, the half is a magnet for
some of southern Ontario’s big names as well
as recreational athletes looking for a tuneup race.
Toronto’s Sami Jibril and Hamilton’s Victoria
Coates broke the tape in the half, while Phil Parrot-Migas
of Mississauga (who also won in 2018) and Tanis Bolton
of Paris, Ont. were the winners of the 5K.

Sudbury Running Room's Eric Leishman
Places 5th

Congratulations goes out to our Running
Room Manager and best distance runner in Sudbury for
breaking into the top 5 in Burlington's Chilly Half
Marathon on Sunday. Eric Leishman maintained a blistering
3:18/km. pace for the event bringing him home in a
time of 1:09:28. He also placed 2nd in his 25-29 age
group only 12 seconds behind the 2nd placer.

His next competition will be at the
SudburyRocks Marathon on May 12 where he has won the
half marathon and marathon every time he has competed.

Place

Bib

Name

Gender

City

finish

finish

finish

Clock

Chip

Pace

Age

Division

Division

Pace

Place

Time

Time

Place

1

40

SamiJibril

M

Toronto

1:06:49

3:10

1

1:06:49

1:06:49

3:10

29

1

M Open

2

27

TaylorKraayenbrink

M

Sarnia

1:07:18

3:11

2

1:07:17

1:07:17

3:11

28

2

M Open

3

621

JeffCosten

M

Toronto

1:08:52

3:16

3

1:08:52

1:08:52

3:16

27

3

M Open

4

4

KarlAugsten

M

Calgary

1:09:16

3:17

4

1:09:17

1:09:16

3:17

27

1

M 25-29

5

1629

EricLeishman

M

Sudbury

1:09:28

3:18

5

1:09:29

1:09:28

3:18

28

2

M 25-29

Rocks!! on Laurentian Trails

February 27 and March 6

Rocks!! on Laurentian
Trails February 27 and March 6

Thank you Friederike
for the pics

Upcoming Local Events

Saturday March 30,
2019 / 9:30 A.M. / Sudbury ON

Running Room Run Crew Relay
2019 / Spring Series

Which
Crew Runs This City?

Register your run crew in teams of 5 and
see who comes out on top!
Accepting run groups of all types- anyone
from competitive groups to friends who motivate
you to get moving!

Registration Details:
Teams of 5 – From competitive groups
to friends who motivate you to get moving!
Each member runs a 2K distance in this 10K
relay.
Individual Registration - register as an
Individual to be assigned to a team.
Awards to 5 Teams in each City.
Every participant gets a black cotton poly
long sleeve tee (Womens XS-XL / Mens S-XXL
) and a black toque.

The Laurentian indoor track
team competed at the OUA Indoor Track and Field Championships
this weekend, returning with five top-10 finishes, four
personal best performances and one school record.

Megan Crocker cracked the top-10 in
both the 1500m and the 3000m, finishing 5th in the 3000m
with time of 10:02.38 and 7th in the 1500m with a time
of 4:51.35. She remains in the hunt for a Nationals
berth in the 3000m, with final qualifiers to be announced
on Tuesday.

She was joined in the top-10 by rookie
Justin Graenert, who ran to an 8th place finish in the
600m with a personal best time of 1:21.40. Graenert’s
time broke the school record of 1:21.93 that was set
by Marc Poulin in 1984.

Erin Hansel also finished in the top-10
with a personal time of 2:58.70 in the 1000m.

With the probable exception of Megan
Crocker, this concludes Laurentian’s track season
for the year, with training for summer-track and Fall
cross-country seasons to begin in two weeks.

Just
a follow-up. Megan Crocker has qualified for the U SPORTS
Track and Field Championships. Crocker's best 3000m
time of 9:53.41 is Laurentian's third-best all-time
and was enough to move her into the top-12 in the country
and a spot at nationals.

It's
the first time since 2009 that a Laurentian runner has
qualified for the national university track and field
championships. They'll be held in Winnipeg from March
6-9.